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When and how did humans figure out they could use oil as a fuel source?

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What's the line between weird history and conspiracy theory?

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How did people keep track of their age in pre-calendar eras?

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What happens to pieces of the past that don't get recorded?

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How prevalent is Holocaust denial, and what can historians do about it?

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I've read a handful of world religions textbooks, published in the US, and they always refer to Eastern/Asian traditions, not religions. Why is this?

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It's 1932, and I live in a small Midwestern town. A ghost has been haunting my home for a year, until I find a tombstone face down and in pieces on my property. What is the general attitude towards ghosts and ghost stories in the early 20th Century USA, and will anyone believe my story?

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Was honey anciently worth its weight in gold?

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What circumstances led to the Console Wars?

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In his 2008 book on the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Issa Shivji goes out of his way to say that there is no evidence of British involvement in the Zanzibari Revolution. How accurate is that claim, and why would a modern Tanzanian historian feel the need to stress that point?

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When and how did humans figure out they could use oil as a fuel source?	5	AskHistorians
What's the line between weird history and conspiracy theory?	4	AskHistorians
How did people keep track of their age in pre-calendar eras?	4	AskHistorians
What happens to pieces of the past that don't get recorded?	4	AskHistorians
How prevalent is Holocaust denial, and what can historians do about it?	4	AskHistorians
I've read a handful of world religions textbooks, published in the US, and they always refer to Eastern/Asian traditions, not religions. Why is this?	4	AskHistorians
It's 1932, and I live in a small Midwestern town. A ghost has been haunting my home for a year, until I find a tombstone face down and in pieces on my property. What is the general attitude towards ghosts and ghost stories in the early 20th Century USA, and will anyone believe my story?	4	AskHistorians
Was honey anciently worth its weight in gold?	3	AskHistorians
What circumstances led to the Console Wars?	3	AskHistorians
In his 2008 book on the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Issa Shivji goes out of his way to say that there is no evidence of British involvement in the Zanzibari Revolution. How accurate is that claim, and why would a modern Tanzanian historian feel the need to stress that point?	3	AskHistorians